Cy5 Rabbit anti-Human, Rat Integrin alpha 2b Polyclonal Antibody, Cy5 Conjugated [IgG]

CD41; CD41B; GpIIb; AI172977; alphaIIb; Integrin alpha-IIb; GPalpha IIb; Platelet membrane glycoprotein IIb; Itga2b

Integrin alpha-IIb/beta-3 is a receptor for fibronectin, fibrinogen, plasminogen, prothrombin, thrombospondin and vitronectin. It recognizes the sequence R-G-D in a wide array of ligands. It recognizes the sequence H-H-L-G-G-G-A-K-Q-A-G-D-V in fibrinogen gamma chain. Following activation integrin alpha-IIb/beta-3 brings about platelet/platelet interaction through binding of soluble fibrinogen. This step leads to rapid platelet aggregation which physically plugs ruptured endothelial cell surface.